Floor plan

Style galleriesChinese painting

Chinese painting

Handscroll
Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings, by Zhang Ruoai, 1700s
Portrait of the wife of Yizhai, by Ruan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620
Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
Handscroll
Album leaf
Handscroll

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.

First room, north wall

  1. Handscroll
    Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    Flowers, ducks, and other birdsLi Di, 15th-18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings, by Zhang Ruoai, 1700s
    Desk Album: Flower and Bird PaintingsZhang Ruoai, 1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Portrait of the wife of Yizhai, by Ruan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620
    Portrait of the wife of YizhaiRuan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Handscroll
    Travelers on the road to ShuQiu Ying, 16th-17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Album leaf
    Two crested birds on a branch; autumn leavesZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Handscroll
    Mountain mist, spring morningZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, south wall

  1. Hanging scroll
    Drake and lotus flowersHuang Jucai, 1279-1368Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Orchids, by Ma Lin, second quarter of the 13th century
    OrchidsMa Lin, second quarter of the 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Album leaf
    Sheep and shepherd-boy under a willowLi Song, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Handscroll
    Zhongli Quan seeking the DaoSun Zhiwei, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, north wall

  1. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Dragon pine, by Wu Boli, late 14th–early 15th century
    Dragon pineWu Boli, late 14th–early 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Third room, north wall

  1. Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, mid-12th century
    Emperor Xuanzong's flight to ShuUnrecorded Chinese maker, mid-12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Handscroll
    Landscape with buildings and travelersZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution